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nubile(dictionary)

viduate (iou) and nubile (iou)


viduate (iou)



viduate verb trans.L16-E18.
[Latin viduat- pa. ppl stem of viduare, from viduus destitute: see -ATE3.]
Leave widowed, desolate, or destitute. Chiefly as viduated ppl adjective.

nubile (iou)



nubile adjective. M17.
[Latin nubilis, from nubere be married to (a man): see -ILE.]
Esp. of a girl or young woman: of an age or condition suitable for Marriage; sexually mature. M17.
E. Feinstein As I was nubile at eleven, I attracted sexual attention.
Of age: suitable for Marriage. M17.
Of a girl or woman: sexually attractive. M20.
D. Lodge A..not altogether disagreeable experience to have a nubile young woman throw herself at him.
nu'bility noun E19.